BIMH Educational Programme 1980 Full details of the remaining 1980 activities listed are avail-

able on request from: The Conference/Course Organiser, British Institute of Mental Handicap, Wolverhampton Road, Kidderminster, Worcs. DYlO 3PP.

Central CONFERENCES

Mental handicaD in the Eighties Lea Castle Hospital, Wolveaey. Wednesday, 22nd October, 1980. To include: Address by The Rt. Hon. Gerard Vaughan,

M.P., Minister of State (Health).

COURSES

Course for community nurses working in the field of mental handicap

North Worcestershire College, Bromsgrove. Monday, 27th October - Friday, 5th December, 1980.

Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, near Kidderminster Wor- Multidisciplinary course in mental handicap

cestershire.

1980 - 24th June, 1981. 2.15-4.15p.m. Three terms. Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons from 1st October,

**Introduction to basic behavioural principles for professional workers in the field of mental handicap (six session course) **Courses for parents of the mentally handicapped

Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, Wor- cestershire.

A number of afternoonlevening courses in behavioural teaching for parents of the handicapped child and adult will be held throughout the year. **Dates will be decided as soon as sufficient applications have bccn rcccived.

WORKSHOPS

Workshop for hostel wardens North Worcestershire College, Bromsgrove. Monday, 6th - Friday, 10th October, 1980.

An introduction to video with the mentally handicapped Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, Wor-

cestershire.

VISITING WORKSH0,PS

Introduction to behavioural principles and practice A team of up to four BIMH tutorial staff will visit establish-

ments on request to conduct introductory workshops in behavioural principles and practice in mental handicap. The workshops will generally be for a period of two days. Lectures, seminars, video-tapes and practicals will form the basis of each workshop. Content will be varied to suit the needs of individual establishments but there will be an emphasis on developing self-help skills, communication and rehabilitation programmes. A preference will be exercised to accept invita- tions from establishments where members of staff have already had some experience in behavioural principles. This is most likely to have been acquired by attending previous BIMH introductory workshops.

An introduction to educational rhythmics with the mentally handicapped

BIMH tutorial staff will visit establishments on request to conduct one-day workshops as an introduction to the use of educational rhythmics with the mentally handicapped.

Each workshop will include informal lectures and practical instruction which will permit full participation of the people attending.

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Two-day workshops in curriculum planning

conduct two-day workshops in curriculum planning.

Needs of visually and mentally handicapped BIMH tutorial staff will visit establishments on request to

conduct two-day workshops. Aims: The course is designed to give participants an insight

into some of the problems caused by visual handicap and blind- ness, to suggest techniques of management and offer ideas for appropriate training activities. I t will comprise short lecture sessions, followed by practical work and discussion on such themes as: improving mobility; teaching self-help skills; assess- ment and use of residual vision. N.B. Visiting workshops can be booked singly or as a “package” providing information on two or more selected subjects. Further information available from BIMH Central Office.

BIMH tutorial staff will visit establishments on request to

Divisional CONFERENCES

Music making with the mentally handicapped adult Bentham House, Purton. Wednesday, 15th October, 1980.

Assessment and management of additional handicaps in mentally retarded children

Ridge Hill Mental Handicap Unit, Stourbridge, West Midlands.

Friday, 17th October, 1980.

Action for the young mentally handicapped adult Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic. Saturday, 18th October, 1980.

Wyvern Club, Taunton. Friday, 14th November, 1980.

Current trends in family care and support

Behavioural management with the mentally handi- capped - the present state of the art

Gogarburn Hospital, Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Saturday, 8th November, 1980.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSES Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl. Fortnightly on Wednesdays from 10th September, 1980 to

Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield. Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons from 2nd October, 1980

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Thursdays from 23rd October, 1980 to 23rd July, 1981.

26th November, 1980.

to 9th July, 1981.

NEW BIMH DIVISIONS South-Eastern A very successful inaugural meeting took place at St. Lawrence’s Hospital, Caterham on 13th August, 1980. Elections are currently under way for the appointment of Senior Tutor, County Tutors and Co-ordinator.

Eastern The inaugural meeting for this Division has been planned for 7th November and will be held at Cold- hams Lane Adult Training Centre, Cambridge.